sending a mail just using VB

how can i send an email to an email-account just by using VB/API or whatever.... kind of simple outlook-express-clone...
???

You could, for a start, have a look at the example project VBMail to be found in the vb samples directory, under misc.

winsock and smtp (simple mail transport protocol).

MAPI is quite easy, here's a sample...you will need to insert mapiSession and mapiMessage on your form ( component = MAPI 6.0)

Private Sub Command1_Click()
Dim ms As MAPISession
Set ms = MAPISession1
Dim mm As MAPIMessages
Set mm = MAPIMessages1

Dim AttachPath As String
Dim AttachFileName As String
Dim nSessionID As Long

With ms
.NewSession = True
.DownLoadMail = False
.SignOn
nSessionID = .SessionID
End With


With mm
.SessionID = nSessionID
.Compose
.RecipDisplayName = "DisplayNameTo"
.RecipAddress = "EmailAddressTo@hotmail.com"
.MsgSubject = "Subject"
If AttachFileName <> "" And AttachPath <> "" Then
.AttachmentPathName = AttachPath & AttachFileName
.AttachmentName = AttachFileName
End If
.MsgNoteText = "EmailBody"
.Send False

End With

ms.SignOff

End Sub

how do i get that component or watever??


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MAPI is quite easy, here's a sample...you will need to insert mapiSession and mapiMessage on your form ( component = MAPI 6.0)

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I dislike MAPI. I suggest the same thing as reboot did, using winsock (control or API) and learning the SMTP protocol (very easy).

If you want to send anything other than the most simple of emails (like HTML, or attachments) you'll have to learn how to MIME encode too.

SMTP is easy.... and even better - there's a ready made component ready for you to drag and drop into your project in the Code Library. Its on a plate for you...

POP3 is pretty simple too for receiving mails, but MIME is hard. I guess it needs to be learnt though, if you're gonna take emailing seriously.